What color is #7998A9?

#7998A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7998A9?

The RGB value is 121, 152, 169: 121 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7998A9?

The complementary color is #A98A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7998A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7998A9 color

#7998A9 rgb(121, 152, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7998A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 59.6% green and 66.3% blue (121, 152, 169).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#7998A9 color codes

HEX	`#7998A9`
RGB	`rgb(121, 152, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 59.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 10%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.12, -6.71, -12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.12, 14.11, 241.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.273, 29.385, 41.816)`
Decimal	`7968937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7998A9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7998A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7998A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7998A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7998a9; }
.text { color: #7998a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7998a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 152 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7998a9, #7980a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #7998A9?: #7998A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7998A9?: The RGB value is 121, 152, 169: 121 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7998A9?: The complementary color is #A98A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7998A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.